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Join Carthage alumni, parents, and friends for a twilight Grand Tram Tour of the Chicago Botanic Garden, dinner, concert, and dancing on Thursday, July 31.

Take a half day and begin the perfect night out while enjoying 26 gardens and four natural areas. Includes a garden tram tour, dinner buffet, dancing lessons to live Spanish music from Grupo Cha Cha, and free parking. This event is open to all alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends of Carthage. Bring your spouse, family, and friends, and join in the fun!

Grand Tram Tour
4 p.m.
Travels 2.6 miles showing the entire garden grounds; highlights of 81 acres of lakes, 9 garden islands and panoramic views of these beautiful gardens.

Dinner Buffet
5-6 p.m.
Includes Caesar salad, grilled salmon, fried chicken, Mediterranean toasted farro salad, Yukon Gold potato salad, lemon bars, chocolate chunk cookies, seedless watermelon slices, lemonade, iced tea, and water

Concert
6-8 p.m.
Grupo Cha Cha is a fun Latin band that will fill the air with tropical sounds of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil to get you on your feet. They are a favorite of the Chicago Latin Jazz Festival.

To make your reservation, please call 800-551-1518 or 262-551-2137 or register online here. Tickets are limited, so please register early.